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|image = Nothing O'Clock.jpg | |number in range = 11 | ||
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|doctor = Eleventh Doctor | |doctor = Eleventh Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Amy Pond|Amy]] | |companions = [[Amy Pond|Amy]] | ||
|main character = | |main character = | ||
|featuring = | |featuring = | ||
|enemy = The [[Kin]] | |enemy = The [[Kin (Nothing O'Clock)|Kin]] | ||
|setting = [[London]], [[ | |setting = [[London]], [[summer]] [[1984]] | ||
|writer = [[Neil Gaiman]] | |writer = Neil Gaiman | ||
|read by = [[Peter Kenny]], [[Neil Gaiman]] | |||
|editor = | |editor = | ||
|illustrator = | |illustrator = | ||
|publication = | |publication = | ||
|anthology = | |anthology = | ||
|release date = | |release date = 21 November 2013 | ||
|publisher = Puffin Books | |publisher = Puffin Books | ||
|format = E-book | |format = E-book | ||
|series = [[Puffin eshort]] | |series = [[Puffin eshort]] | ||
|prev = The Mystery of the Haunted Cottage (short story) | |prev = The Mystery of the Haunted Cottage (short story) | ||
|next = Lights Out (short story) | |||
|bts = {{uc:exclusive}} - Neil Gaiman - Nothing O'Clock - Doctor Who eBook | |bts = {{uc:exclusive}} - Neil Gaiman - Nothing O'Clock - Doctor Who eBook | ||
}} | |soundcloudclip = https://soundcloud.com/penguin-books/doctor-who-nothing-oclock | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the eleventh | }}{{prose stub}} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the eleventh [[Puffin eshort]] released to celebrate the 50th anniversary of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It featured the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond]]. It was originally the last in the series before the follow-up stories ''[[Lights Out (short story)|Lights Out]]'' and ''[[Time Lapse (short story)|Time Lapse]]''. | |||
It was later published in the short stories anthologies ''[[11 Doctors, 11 Stories]]'', ''[[12 Doctors, 12 Stories]]'' and ''[[Thirteen Doctors, 13 Stories]]''. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
' | Thousands of years ago, [[Time Lord]]s built a Prison for the [[Kin (Nothing O'Clock)|Kin]]. They made it utterly impregnable and unreachable. As long as Time Lords existed, the Kin would be trapped forever and the universe would be safe. They had planned for everything . . . everything, that is, other than the [[Time War]] and the fall of [[Gallifrey]]. Now the Kin are free again and there's only [[the Doctor|one]] Time Lord left in the universe who can stop them! | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* [[Eleventh Doctor]] | * [[Eleventh Doctor]] | ||
* [[Amy Pond]] | * [[Amy Pond]] | ||
* The [[Kin]] | * The [[Kin (Nothing O'Clock)|Kin]] | ||
* [[Polly Browning]] | * [[Polly Browning]] | ||
* [[Reg Browning]] | * [[Reg Browning]] | ||
* [[Mrs Browning]] | * [[Mrs Browning]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The Doctor references [[Radio Four]] and later hears | * The Doctor references [[Radio Four]], and later hears ''[[The Archers]]'' in the background when Amy and Mrs Browning are drinking tea. | ||
* Polly has a [[Duran Duran]] [[poster]] on her bedroom wall. | * Polly has a [[Duran Duran]] [[poster]] on her bedroom wall. | ||
* Polly owns a ''[[Smash Hits]]'' diary. | * Polly owns a ''[[Smash Hits]]'' diary. | ||
* The Doctor mentions the best [[ | * The Doctor mentions the best [[gazpacho]] he ever tasted. | ||
* The Doctor mentions ''[[Maximelos and the Three Ogrons]]''. | |||
* The Doctor mentions [[Skaronian (language)|Skaronian]] as a language. | |||
* The Doctor mentions [[regeneration]] can affect his memory; blocking or restoring certain remembrances. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
'' | * An audiobook of the story was read by [[Peter Kenny]]. | ||
* A revised version of the story was reissued in Gaiman's non-''Who'' collection, ''Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances''. Gaiman read the story as part of the audiobook. It would later appear in ''The Neil Gaiman Reader'' and again be read by Gaiman himself in the audiobook version. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Amy says her friend [[River Song|Mels]] set the record for having things confiscated by teachers in | * Amy says her friend [[River Song|Mels]] set the record for having things confiscated by teachers in [[Leadworth Secondary School|school]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)|Let's Kill Hitler]]'') | ||
* Amy repeatedly refers to her | * Amy says [[1984]] is before her parents met, but drifts off, then can't provide any details about them. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'') | ||
* The Doctor | * Amy repeatedly refers to her [[fiancé]] [[Rory Williams]] and his occupation as a [[nurse]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]'') | ||
* The Doctor | * The Doctor has lived eleven lives or more, including [[War Doctor|the incarnation]] that he does not like to think about. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]'', ''[[The Timeless Children (TV story)|The Timeless Children]]'') | ||
* The Doctor ponders the possibility of a good Dalek. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ripple Effect (short story)|The Ripple Effect]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Into the Dalek (TV story)|Into the Dalek]]'') | |||
* The Doctor traps the Kin before the big bang. He used the same tactic to trap the Vist in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Forbidden Time (audio story)|The Forbidden Time]]''. | |||
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[[Category:Stories set in 1984]] | [[Category:Stories set in 1984]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in London]] | [[Category:Stories set in London]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:34, 15 February 2024
Nothing O'Clock was the eleventh Puffin eshort released to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who. It featured the Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond. It was originally the last in the series before the follow-up stories Lights Out and Time Lapse.
It was later published in the short stories anthologies 11 Doctors, 11 Stories, 12 Doctors, 12 Stories and Thirteen Doctors, 13 Stories.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Thousands of years ago, Time Lords built a Prison for the Kin. They made it utterly impregnable and unreachable. As long as Time Lords existed, the Kin would be trapped forever and the universe would be safe. They had planned for everything . . . everything, that is, other than the Time War and the fall of Gallifrey. Now the Kin are free again and there's only one Time Lord left in the universe who can stop them!
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor references Radio Four, and later hears The Archers in the background when Amy and Mrs Browning are drinking tea.
- Polly has a Duran Duran poster on her bedroom wall.
- Polly owns a Smash Hits diary.
- The Doctor mentions the best gazpacho he ever tasted.
- The Doctor mentions Maximelos and the Three Ogrons.
- The Doctor mentions Skaronian as a language.
- The Doctor mentions regeneration can affect his memory; blocking or restoring certain remembrances.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- An audiobook of the story was read by Peter Kenny.
- A revised version of the story was reissued in Gaiman's non-Who collection, Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances. Gaiman read the story as part of the audiobook. It would later appear in The Neil Gaiman Reader and again be read by Gaiman himself in the audiobook version.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Amy says her friend Mels set the record for having things confiscated by teachers in school. (TV: Let's Kill Hitler)
- Amy says 1984 is before her parents met, but drifts off, then can't provide any details about them. (TV: The Big Bang)
- Amy repeatedly refers to her fiancé Rory Williams and his occupation as a nurse. (TV: The Eleventh Hour)
- The Doctor has lived eleven lives or more, including the incarnation that he does not like to think about. (TV: The Name of the Doctor, The Timeless Children)
- The Doctor ponders the possibility of a good Dalek. (PROSE: The Ripple Effect, TV: Into the Dalek)
- The Doctor traps the Kin before the big bang. He used the same tactic to trap the Vist in AUDIO: The Forbidden Time.
